March 4–5 Toronto The Ontario Court […]
When
1981-03-04 – 1981-03-05
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March 4–5 Toronto The Ontario Court of Appeal refused to hear contempt of court charges brought by PTP against Ontario Attorney General Roy McMurtry and the Toronto Sun for comments by McMurtry made in print March 3, 1981. McMurtry's remarks, published the day before the court was to hear the appeal of County Court Judge George Ferguson's February 1980 ruling ordering a retrial of PTP and the Body Politic on immorality and indecency charges, were seen by the defence as an attempt to interfere in the case. The Court of Appeal rejected the unprecedented attempt to have an Attorney General cited for contempt, and ordered PTP to pay court costs. On March 5, the court reserved judgement on the appeal of Judge Ferguson's ruling. (See also March 18, 1981.)
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March 18 Toronto Justice Thomas […]December 30 Toronto Five members of […]All Places
TorontoAll People
George FergusonRoy McMurtryAll Organizations
Pink Triangle PressOntario Court of AppealAll Periodicals
The Body PoliticToronto SunAll Citations
Robert Trow, "Court Rules AG Not in Contempt, Holds Decision on TBP Appeal," Body Politic, no. 72 (1981), p. 17."TBP Back in Court," Body Politic, no. 71 (1981), p. 13"Sun, A-G, Cleared: Contempt Motion Dismissed," Toronto Sun, 5 March 1981, p. 21Merle Shain, "Raids Latest Strain on Roy," Toronto Sun, 3 March 1981, p. 34Jan Lounder, "Sun, A-G, Named in Contempt Action," Toronto Sun, 4 March 1981, p. 12Patricia Horsford, "Court Refuses to Cite McMurtry for Contempt over Sun Article," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 5 March 1981, p. 15"Court Reserves Ruling on Body Politic Retrial," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 6 March 1981, p. 5"Body Politic Loses on McMurtry Charge," Toronto Star, four star ed., 5 March 1981, p. E11"Body Politic Case Still Hangs in the Balance," Toronto Star, four star ed., 6 March 1981, p. C18Paul Bilodeau, "Judges Reserve Body Politic Decision," Toronto Sun, 6 March 1981, p. 32
